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City Different Investments - Global Equity 2023 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Fund Returns

Annualized+16.89%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"GDS Investments criticizes Trump's tariff policies as economically damaging, causing 12% market decline. Portfolio focuses on tariff-resistant capital-light businesses (Google, Amazon), cyclical energy plays positioned for recovery, and recession-resistant consumer staples."

Executive Summary

GDS Investments' Glenn Surowiec addresses the dramatic market changes following Trump's global tariff announcement, which caused a 12% market decline in five days. The manager criticizes the tariff policy as based on flawed economics and misunderstanding of trade deficits, warning it will raise costs and slow growth while potentially leading to recession and stagflation. Despite these headwinds, the firm maintains its positions in capital-light businesses Google and Amazon, which are relatively insulated from tariff impacts. The portfolio includes new oil and gas investments (Tidewater, Valaris, Schlumberger) positioned favorably in the capital cycle, a small Rivian position benefiting from domestic production advantages, and newly added Constellation Brands as a recession-resistant consumer staple. The manager remains cautiously optimistic, believing Trump is overplaying his hand and that bad economics will trigger voter backlash in 2026 midterms. He views current market conditions as a potential major inflection point where patient value investors should be rewarded, similar to opportunities after the late 90s or 2008 downturns.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

Manager demonstrates moderate-high conviction by naming specific holdings (Google, Amazon, three oil services companies, Rivian, Constellation), explaining detailed thesis for each position, and expressing confidence in long-term framework despite near-term headwinds. Portfolio appears concentrated with clear rationale for each holding.

Growth Outlook

38%

BearishBullish

Neutral (38%)

The manager expresses significant concern about Trump's tariff policies causing economic damage, recession, and stagflation, but maintains cautious optimism about long-term opportunities and potential policy reversals after 2026 midterms.

Risk Appetite

10%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (10%)

Portfolio positioning is defensive but not overly cautious - maintaining existing positions in quality companies while selectively adding recession-resistant names like Constellation Brands. No indication of major de-risking or cash raising.

Capital Deployment

15%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (15%)

Limited new deployment activity with only one new position (Constellation Brands) added. Manager is maintaining existing positions rather than aggressively deploying or reducing exposure, indicating modest net deployment bias.

Forward Guidance

0%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (0%)

Manager takes a wait-and-see approach, holding current positions while monitoring for opportunities. No clear bias toward aggressive deployment or defensive positioning - maintaining optionality in uncertain environment.

Language Signal

45%

BearishBullish

Balanced (45%)

Language is dominated by risk warnings about tariffs, recession, stagflation, and policy uncertainty, but balanced with optimistic language about opportunities, being handsomely rewarded, and market inflection points.

Perceived Risk

75%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (75%)

Manager identifies multiple significant risks including tariff-induced recession, stagflation, policy uncertainty, international relationship damage, and potential civil unrest. Extensive discussion of systemic economic and political risks with detailed analysis of potential negative impacts.

Opportunity Density

60%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (60%)

Manager sees selective opportunities in specific areas (capital-light businesses, cyclical energy, recession-resistant staples) but characterizes the environment as requiring patience and selectivity. References to major inflection points suggest meaningful opportunities for those positioned correctly.

Time Horizon

70%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (70%)

Manager emphasizes long-term framework and patience, comparing current environment to late 90s and 2008 where patient investors were eventually rewarded. References to multi-year political cycles and capital cycles indicate 2-5 year investment horizon with willingness to hold through volatility.